I'm just about to return to running after about 9 months off, firstly with a fractured fibula (stress fracture) followed by a fractured 5th metatarsal which refused to heal. I've seen the specialist a few times, had a bone density scan, MRI and a CT. he has suggested that I see a Podiatrist for gait analysis as part of my 'management plan'. I was wondering, Is there much difference between this and gait analysis in somewhere like Sweatshop ? Is it worth the money/any idea what they cost ? Any advise or experience of this would be great. Cheers.
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Having said that, you need a podiatrist that understands running as a sport so worth trying to get a recommendation. Where are you based?
I think my consultations were about ??35 a couple of years ago. My orthotics were about ??75 though that seems to be a lot cheaper than a lot of people pay - not sure if they were very simple ones maybe.
Has your treatment been on the NHS - if it is being recommended wouldn't they refer you?
Shame you aren't covered by your insurance. No reason to doubt your Consultant's suggestion, but you could ask a local running club or running shop for suggestions if you are worried about cost and want to compare a few places.
Hope that's local/convenient to where you are and is of use. Can recommend a good physio round the corner too and no I'm not on comission!
Hopefully this will work, good luck
check out the socap website and HPC website, you can search for a registered Podiatrist on there.